CIIAA
Law & Legal abbreviation · Contract
| Stands for | Confidential information and invention assignment agreement |
|---|---|
| Categories | Law & Legal |
CIIAA stands for Confidential information and invention assignment agreement, a contract abbreviation.
Employee or contractor agreement, common in startups, that combines confidentiality obligations with an assignment of inventions and other intellectual property to the company. It is functionally the same as a PIIA; the name depends on the template a company's lawyers use.
Example: New hires sign the offer letter and CIIAA before receiving access to the repository.
Usage notes
Agreements typically include a schedule where the employee lists prior inventions excluded from the assignment. Some widely used startup document templates adopt this name, so it appears often in venture financing checklists.
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This entry is for general education and is not legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.